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British Band Oasis to Reunite ‘Definitely Maybe’? 

Members of British rock band Oasis rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, bass guitarist Andy Bell and lead vocals Liam Gallagher pose during a news conference in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. (Reuters)
Members of British rock band Oasis rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, bass guitarist Andy Bell and lead vocals Liam Gallagher pose during a news conference in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. (Reuters)
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British Band Oasis to Reunite ‘Definitely Maybe’? 

Members of British rock band Oasis rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, bass guitarist Andy Bell and lead vocals Liam Gallagher pose during a news conference in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. (Reuters)
Members of British rock band Oasis rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, bass guitarist Andy Bell and lead vocals Liam Gallagher pose during a news conference in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. (Reuters)

Oasis, one of the 1990s rock bands that defined Britpop, is set to reunite as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher teased an announcement early on Tuesday and a newspaper said they were planning shows in 2025.

The band, whose debut album "Definitely Maybe" was released 30 years ago, split in 2009 when lead guitarist and main songwriter Noel said he could no longer work with Liam, the band's charismatic frontman.

Hinting at imminent news, the brothers posted the date "27.08.24" and "8am" in the style of the band's logo on social media late on Sunday.

Liam also dedicated the Oasis track "Half the World Away" to his brother during his set at the Reading Festival on Sunday.

The Sunday Times, citing industry insiders, said shows were planned at Heaton Park in Manchester, where the band was formed in 1991, and at Wembley Stadium in London in summer 2025.

A headline performance at the Glastonbury Festival was also rumored, according to the newspaper.

A tour in 2025 would mark the 30th anniversary of second album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", which including the singles "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Wonderwall".

The release of "Roll with It" from the album in August 1995 put Oasis head-to-head with rival Blur's "Country House" in a chart battle that was seized upon by the media. Blur won the coveted number one spot.

"(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" went on to sell more than 22 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of the 1990s in Britain and the band's breakthrough in the United States.

The brothers were often at loggerheads when the band toured in the 1990s and their hostility continued afterwards.

"He thinks he's the man and I think I'm the man, do you know what I mean?" Liam said in 2017.

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New Coppola Film Trailer Axed for Using Fake Movie Reviews

The much-hyped premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's wildly ambitious, decades-in-the-making 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival left the industry confounded. Christophe SIMON / AFP/File
The much-hyped premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's wildly ambitious, decades-in-the-making 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival left the industry confounded. Christophe SIMON / AFP/File
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New Coppola Film Trailer Axed for Using Fake Movie Reviews

The much-hyped premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's wildly ambitious, decades-in-the-making 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival left the industry confounded. Christophe SIMON / AFP/File
The much-hyped premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's wildly ambitious, decades-in-the-making 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival left the industry confounded. Christophe SIMON / AFP/File

A trailer promoting Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Megalopolis" has been withdrawn after it was found to have incorporated fake movie reviews, reportedly generated by artificial intelligence.
Coppola's wildly ambitious, decades-in-the-making movie, which hits theaters next month and stars Adam Driver, has starkly divided critics, said AFP.
A trailer released this week drew parallels to earlier works by the revered Hollywood director that also initially left some professional reviewers cold before going on to become classics -- suggesting "Megalopolis" can do the same.
"True genius is often misunderstood," a voiceover began, before quotes from famous critics calling "The Godfather" a "sloppily self-indulgent movie" and "Apocalypse Now" a "spectacular failure" were presented on the screen.
The problem? None of those quotes were real.
Instead, the trailer appears to have used AI-generated imitations of the type of withering put-downs associated with renowned reviewers such as Pauline Kael.
In at least one case, a criticism appears to have been lifted from a review of an entirely different film
The trailer was quickly recalled, with Hollywood studio Lionsgate offering "our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola" for an "inexcusable error in our vetting process."
"We screwed up. We are sorry," said a statement.
Lionsgate has since parted company with the marketing consultant behind the trailer, trade outlet Variety said Friday. Meanwhile Deadline reported that the quotes were generated by AI.
The furor comes at a time when Hollywood is roiled by the encroaching impact of AI. Fears the technology could replace entertainment industry jobs -- from actors to writers -- were central to last summer's devastating strikes.
The trailer episode is just the latest controversy to hit "Megalopolis," an already hugely divisive epic.
Legendary director Coppola has said he spent $120 million of his own money to make the film, selling a stake in his California vineyard.
But its much-hyped world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival left the industry confounded.
Critics' responses ranged from "a true modern masterwork" to a "catastrophe."
Driver stars as a seemingly magical architect whose efforts to rebuild a decaying city into a futuristic utopia are thwarted by its resentful mayor (Giancarlo Esposito).
The movie also stars Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf and Dustin Hoffman.
It receives its North American premiere at the Toronto film festival next month, before being released in US theaters on September 27.
The controversy has provoked theories among some Hollywood observers that the entire unseemly debacle could have been staged to provoke headlines.
Lionsgate did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
But a source familiar with the marketing plan told AFP the studio did not deliberately fabricate the quotes, and removed the trailer as soon as it became aware of the situation.